My Prayer for 9/11

Dear Jesus, 

Today we remember all the lives lost, those in the towers and in the planes and also the hijackers and the many lives to be lost on both sides of war, Muslims and Christians, Iraqi Iranians, afghans, and Americans. Because You love us all the same. For goodness sake you used a former terrorist who persecuted Christians to reach the nations of the world. You used Paul to be your witness so may you also use us. May you use to reach the sinners, because we all are even if we wont admit it. Lord give all families who were affected by this and may we learn to trust in You more each day. Jesus my prayer also is, that we would get past all this division and that we would be able to become closer to each other as nations and as peoples and through that become closer to You through Yourself Jesus and Your redemptive power. May we learn that fighting evil with evil and firepower with firepower, will never solve anything. Only Your love, grace, mercy, justice and peace can save us. Lord, save us from ourselves. Break down the walls and break the chains of prejudice and stereotyping today. I ask for your grace, I think that is something we so often forget when we remember things like this. May we remember You in the storm. May we remember that You are in it all and You are working out all things for the good of those who love you and for Your glory and that You are sufficient and good. 

In Jesus Name, Amen.